PMDF System Manager's Guide


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startup

Start the PMDF Job Controller and the PMDF Service Dispatcher.

Syntax

pmdf startup [component]

Command Qualifiers Defaults
None. None.

restrictions

On UNIX, must have superuser privileges in order to use this utility.

Parameters

component

Optional parameter which specifies a specific PMDF component to be started: job_controller or dispatcher or circuit_check or x400. If no component name is given, then all active components will be started. Alternatively, post may be specified to cause the PMDF periodic delivery job to be executed immediately, or return may be specified to cause the PMDF periodic return job to be executed immediately.

Description

The pmdf startup utility starts up detached PMDF processes. If no component parameter is specified, then the PMDF Job Controller and PMDF Service Dispatcher are started. Note that starting the Service Dispatcher starts all services the Service Dispatcher is configured to handle, which may include, for instance, SMTP, POP3, POP_SERVER, IMAP_SERVER, IMAP, and HTTP servers. If a component parameter is specified, then only detached process associated with that component will be started. The standard component names are
Component Description
circuit_check Detached loopback message monitor process.
dispatcher Multithreaded Service Dispatcher.
job_controller Job Controller handling PMDF processing jobs
post Run the PMDF periodic delivery job
return Run the PMDF periodic return job
x400 Detached TSAPD process which listens for incoming X.400 connections.

Note the services handled by the PMDF multithreaded Service Dispatcher must be started by starting the PMDF Service Dispatcher; only services not being handled by the PMDF Service Dispatcher can be individually started via the pmdf startup utility. The Service Dispatcher may be configured to handle various services, e.g., PMDF-LAN Lotus Notes channels, PMDF-DIRSYNC Lotus Notes directory agents, and the multithreaded SMTP, POP3, POP_SERVER, IMAP, IMAP_SERVER, and HTTP servers. See Chapter 11 for details.

Note that on NT, an alternate way of starting up the Dispatcher and Job Controller is to go to the Services icon under the Control Panel, and then start them.


EXAMPLES


# pmdf startup
      

The above UNIX command starts the PMDF Job Controller and PMDF Service Dispatcher.


C:\> pmdf startup
      

The above NT command starts the PMDF Job Controller and PMDF Service Dispatcher.


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